The political consequences of switching to electric vehicles

I'd like to know where all the electricity for charging these vehicles is coming from. Also, I'm led to understand that the world supply of lithium (and certain other minerals essential in technology) is not big enough to make batteries for all the vehicles that will be wanted.

For us, the man / woman on the street in our electric cars, once they become the norm, will be taxed until our pips squeak, just like internal combustion engined vehicles are now. The only way to freedom and sticking two fingers up to the political elite is to ride a bicycle. But the shame is, for most, that work is just too far away for bicycles.

For us, the man / woman on the street in our electric cars, once they become the norm, will be taxed until our pips squeak, just like internal combustion engined vehicles are now. The only way to freedom and sticking two fingers up to the political elite is to ride a bicycle. But the shame is, for most, that work is just too far away for bicycles.

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How far is "too far"? 250 miles on a four day weekend for three years..

One thing that has to be considered is the noise level. We don't notice, nor rely on it as much as we realise because it's there in the background all the time. Remove most of that noise and see the results. For most first instinct will be "How quiet it is". After a while you'll start searching for any noise, then you sort of get used to the reduced sound level. Any sudden sound, when you've got used to the reduced sound level will stand out, maybe even cause you to miss seeing something.